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TITE MORXINO OREGOXIAX, TIIUKSDAT, NOVEMBER 2. 1911. FINGERS OF DEAD POINT TO WIDOW Demise of Nine Persons Under Woman's Roof Leads to Investigation. TWO HUSBANDS INCLUDED Stepchildren, Children nd Lodgers Make Cp Rnt of tlt That Mr. LoulM Vermllra WU1 B Asfced to Explain. CHICAGO. No. 1 Chicago pollc pursued today their Investigation th death of nearly a half '' r relatives and acquaintances of Mra, Louie Vermllya to mak of"10 whether the similar demise constituted sir a remarkable series of coinci dences, as Mra Vermllya asaerta, Ntn vsths are Included In the lonr Ut with which Mra Vermllyas name has been connected, Including two husbands, two step-chlUlren. trire children and two lodcers In board In houses she kept. Pending- the report of tho toxlcolo glsts who are examining the rlscera or the last of the persons whose deaths hsr occurred beneath Mrs. Vermllya s roof, the police have made no arrests. No positive evidence of crime has been uncovered. Sew Faeta Kaawm. From letters received by the police and from separate Investigation, new fsets becams known today In part as follows: That while Mrs. Vermllya has said that one of the members of the death roster. Richard T. Smith, a conductor, was only a boarder at her home, a for mer roomer asserts the two said pre Tlously that they had been married, and that they lived toirether as hus band snd wife. That R. N. Brulngton. a brother-ln-lis of Pmlth. had made love to the widow so as to Investigate suspicions about the reason for his relative s de mise. That Smith died In convulsions and after dtinklnr some substance; but thai the doctors irave the cause of death from descriptions of ths symptoms riven by the widow as acute gastritis. Death Widow's Topic. Brclngton's story relating; the con fidential talks he had with the widow while he was courting: her was expected to develop new interest. In a talk with the police Inspector of Peoria be said Mra Vermllya had periods of mental depression in which she waa fond of talklnr of death and the many visits It had made to those near and dear to her. lie ssld to ths police: "She told me It seemed Strang to her that nearly everyone she knew well and csred for died, and asked me If I was afraid of death." Mra Vermllya told Inquirers today tbst she had some knowledge of medi cines, having acquired It to be of aid to neighbors and relatives In time of lllnesa Phe Insisted that she was In nocent snd condemned the police for maintaining a surveillance over her. Death 14 Reviewed. The deaths which are being looked Into follow: Fred Brlnkamp. first husband of Mra Vermllya; died on farm near Barrlng ton. HI, after brief lllness. Charles Vermllya, second husband, died after six days' Illness of "gas tritis." at Maplewood. 11 L Klorence Brlnkamp. daughter, years old. Carrie Brlnkamp. t-year-old daugh ter, died at Harrington. Harry Q. Vermllya. stepson. SS years old. Lillian Brlnkamp. stepdaughter. It years old. Frank Brlnkamp, son. died of pneu monia In Chicago. Richard T. 8mith. conductor and re ported to be third husband. He boarded st her home. Arthur Bissonette, policeman. 'roomer to whom she was engaged; died of gastritis" Ittst Thursday. That Klssonette was really engaged to Miss Lydla Rlvard. of Kankakee, waa shown by the filing today of the policeman's will In which Miss Rlvard eras named as his fiancee. Mra Vermllya wss a witness to the will, and the police will endeavor to ascertain whether the widow had shown jealousy of the policeman's In tended wife. It was the sudVlenness of Ptssonette's death that prompted the Investigation. FANDOH AT RANDOM BEAR, cougar and other carnivorous wild beasts habltatlng In the forests of Douglas and Coos counties In Southern Oregon had better hunt their lairs and remain secluded during the next month or so for last night B fddy Ryan. Harry Abies snd Bill Rodgers departed to Join Vean Gregg, who Is already puncturing the atmo sphere snd possibly a few wild beasts with soft nosed bullets. The ball tossers. who have been planning this excursion for several months, collected their paraphernalia yesterdsy. and embarked on the train Isst night for West Fork, whera they will be met by guides with pack mules. They Journey overland 3 miles Into the Interior to Join Vean Gregg, who Is already In camp. The balltosaers received all kinds of sdvloe ss to equipment, and If they bed heeded aU the recommendations f well-wtshlng friends, it would have required a circus caravan to carry tha stuff Into ths hills As It was big Harry Abies equipped himself with six pairs of khaki trousers, four macklnaw coats, two rifles, two shotguns and an auto matic revolver, as well ss ammunition and nxhing suppllea He positively re fused to lake an overcoat along, for be says It will not get sny too cold to suit him In the Rogue River country, and he does not wsnt to be hampered In bis actions by the flapping of the tsil of an overcoat. Abies has had consid erable experience with surveying gangs and hunting parties In his native state of Texas, snd he ssys Oregon Is no wirier than the portions of Texas he has frequented In past Winters. The big fellow was as happy as a kid with a new toy before his de parture yesterday, and Ryan and Rodgers were not the least bit dis pleased at the prospective outing. All bid farewell to their friends hers and promised each a few pelts as souvenirs. Tbs hunting balltossers will bs gone for a month or six weeks. They have sgreed to abstain from smoking and chewing during this outtng. see Roger Pe-klnpaui;h. who was accom panied to Portland by his fsther and mother In addition to Mra. Peckla paugh. expects to depart for Cleveland tomorrow or Sunday. Pecklnpsugh has won a host of friends snd admirers In B-wtlaad tills reasas. while none of J them begrudges him the chance, to make good In major league company, all would be delighted to see this sterling player once mora a Beaver in llt- Peck can be depended on to give Ueorge McBrlde and Ivan Olson a battle for the shortstop position on the Cleveland club next Spring. see Walter McCredle Is figuring on going to Sntpherd's Springs in a few days, and expects to remain there resting up until the Oregon-Washington football game. November Is. Bhortly after that he will go East for a month's business trip. see Considerable surprise was expressed In Portland baseball circles yesterday when It was announced that Clark Griffith was to manage tha Washing ton American League team next sea son, for most of the local fraternity thought Oeorg Stovall. who was so successful with Cleveland this year, would be the new plot of tho Nationals. Stovall was traced to Washington for McBrlde. as Harry Davis has been signed to manage the Naps, and It was generally believed he would be at tho helm In the national capita. MJCHIGAX IS RATHER GLOOMY Injury to McMillan, Star Quarter back, la Blow to Eleven. AJOT ARBOR. Mich, Nov. 1 Minus tha supreme confidenca over tho out come of next Saturday's game with Syracuse confidence which departed suddenly yesterday when "Shorty" Mo MUlan. tha star quarterback, sprained a leg tho Michigan football squad In dulged today In Its third straight af ternoon of heavy practice. "Jimmy" Craig was still on the hos pital list and Torbet was In at left half. Ptcard got his chance at quarter and It la possible may hold down McMil lan's Job next Saturday. There is. however, a feeling that Tost will shift Wells to left half and start tho Syracuse game with Craig at quarter. AMERICAN" TEWIS TEAM SAILS Larned, Wright and McLonghltn on Way to Australia. VICTORIA. B. C, Nov. 1. The Ameri can tennis team, which will compete for the Davis cup. the emblem of the world's championship, sailed from Vic toria for Auckland on tha steamship Zealandta this afternoon. Tha team includes W. H. Larned. United States champion: Beala Wright and Maurice McLouirhlln. bound for Chrlstchurch. New Zealand. Larned and McLoughlln have spent the past few days here shooting pheasants while waiting for the steamship. LEST WE FORGET What Finarf Portland Baseball Idols Are Dolna- No. 2 Jako Dels!. IT IS very seldom that a weak-hitting ballplayer becomes much of a general favorite among the fans, but In 101 such a player enjoyed great popularity with tha fan a. This player was Jakey Delsel. shortstop, a grand fielder but a weak batsman. However, that year Delsel was sur rounded by such competent men on ths Infield that his weakness was unno ticed because of his wonderful Adding. With Jo Tinker, Andy Anderson and Lou Mahaffey working with him In the Infield. Delsel was easily a star player. Tha year 1801 was Delsel's bast in tha game. He began slipping backward tha following year; and. after a medio cre showing for a time with John Me Closkey's San Francisco team of tha Pact Bo National League. Jakey drifted back to Cincinnati, his home town. He Is now engaged In truck farming near that place. For several yeers after playing on the Coast, Jaksy tried out each Spring, but his tendency to take on weight oon put him out of baseball entirely and he Is now satisfied to raise vegeta bles near Cincinnati. Occasionally a Portland friend hears from the former shortstop, and when ever Joe Tinker comes to Portland he brings news dlrsct from Delsel. But, aalde from these semi-occasional mes sages. Jakey Delsel Is almost forgotten. The frequency of tha "Pecklnpaugh-to-Rodgers-to-Rapps" phrase In sum marizing double plays during the past season recalled to many the old-time "Delsel-to-Anderson-to-Mahaffey" dou ble killings of the 101 championship year. DEFICIT IS0N INCREASE Government Runs Behind $4,135, 000 In October. WASHINGTON". Nov. 1. The Federal Government's deficit for the fiscal year exceeded f20.1S0.00O when the Treasury opened Its doors todsy. The deficit a year ago was tl3.P00.000. while a month ago It waa tH.050.000. Tho Increase In the deficit la October was due to the fact that the receipts for tho month were only f j.0S5.000, while the disbursements amounted to 10. 190.000. an excess of expendtures over receipts of 3t.13S.000. .The total balance In the general fund of the Treasury at the close of Octo ber was 313 520.000. as against 1144. 400.000 In September. The working balance In Treasury offices at the open ing of business today was 3T8.t50.000, while a month ago It amounted to $S. 115.000. The total cash In the Treas ury todsy was 3 1.7. 170.000. as com pared with 31.HS3.510.O00 at the end of September. The amount of gold coin and bullion In the trust funds for the redemption of the notes and certificates for which they ara pledged was 397.i 03.000 at tha end of October, while at the close of tha previous month It waa f 1.003.070.000. The Panama Canal called for ths ex penditure of I2.J0.000 during October, making a total disbursement for this project during the current fiscal year of fll.&TS.uvv. Cornetlst It Arrested. Fred Neumetster, a ooroetlst In th orchestras of theaters here, was arrest ed yesterday by Probation Offlcer Wait, of the Juvenile Court, on a chargs of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Walte declares that ha found in ths man's room. In tha Kamm block, at the corner of First and Pin streets, th most filthy lot of pictures he has ever seen. Th evidence against Neu metster wss presented to the grand Jury and the Juvenile Court authorltls ask his Indictment on two coonta Neu melster is 40 years old. His bond has been fixed at $2i00. Salmon Season Opens. The Fall fishing season In the Wil lamette River for salmon opened November 1. but the first day's fishing did not result In any catches of conse quence by the glllnettera At present th water Is too low and clear for good result and tha only plac wher Fall fishing Is good Is In th vicinity of Oregon City. The opening prlces to the fishermen have been announced by the wholesalers as 3 cents a pound for steelheads and cents a pound for stlvsrsidea. S-vmetrmee the elrrt authors srs trnr!y cs-:s. Charle Lover. In -i n u. ... Introduces Captain t'owrr a' Pick, then call Mm Fred throuftk ti remainder of the novel. BUSINESS PERILS SEEN BY PERKINS Co-operative Individualism De clared to Be' Replacing Earlier Systems. PUBLICITY EASIEST WAY Banking Partner of J. P. Morgan Believes Fair Regnlatlon Can Bo Attained Xew Age SCakea lS'enr Power Useful. (Continued from First Para) th methods pursued, ths blind pools which b cannot fathom. It la tha . u LI L Ull IHUSSIllfllll OK O. I giant enterprise that he fears, ths re fusal or failure of that management to realise that slno th public owns tts tock It la a quasl-publlo Institution and Is resronslbla to tha publlo. Th cltlxen naturally wants to know, and certainly has the right to know, through th activities of the Govern ment, all about the operations of a corporation In which he may have money Invested or which deals In com modities affecting his dally life. I am satisfied that such knowledge would satisfy the citizen and make him mora appreciative of the need of cor porations. It would stop corporate abuses and lead to that condition of buHiness honesty which Is more appar ent today than It has ever been. Competition Is t'asaerelfnL Attempt to sweep the country back Into the era of competition, tha direct consequence of the vigorous enforce ment of the Sherman law, and there will return tha evils of deceit and fraud In business, violent fluctuation In prices, tha deliberate driving to the wall of weak concerns, and tha eventual crea tion of monopolies by survivors. , Competition Is directly responsible for the sweat shop, for child labor, for nonemployment, for low wages and for panto and failure. It exemplifies the principle that might Is right. It has no mercy. It Is an Inexorable machine which crushes those not strong enough to dominate It. Now. let us see the effects of co-operation. In modern life competition Is artificial, co-operation Is natural. Com petition produces millionaires and pau pers, co-operation greater equality In the distribution of wealth. Competition precipitates business chaos, co-operation promotes business stability. Co-operation baa decreased the cost of articles and Increased the wages and assured the mors steady employment of labor. It has reduced failures and Increased trade, domestic and foreign. It has lessened waste by utilizing by-products small Independ ent manufacturers could not handle. Doty of Congress Plala. Under such circumstances Congress should recognize the new force that la directing our material life and In a large, sagacious way provide for Its control. There Is no doubt as to the feasibility of Federal regulation. For half a cen tury the Government has regulated the National banks. The railroads are now under th supervision of the Interstate Commerc Commission, which has tho power even to fix rates. Surely If the banks and the railroads can be successfully regulated, the same may be done with corporations. There ara comparatively few Ameri can favorable to Government owner ship and fewer, to socialism. Tet the tide, unless arrested, will sweep us on those shoals. Business men have feared that regu lation would mean the supervision of the affairs of their concerns by Inex perienced men. It Is a fear which Just ly may be considered. I have proposed to eliminate It by the expedient of cre ating a business court, composed wholly of business men of experience snd in tegrity. To such a court should go for final adjustment, any question that other wise could not be satisfactorily settled. Th court should have a standing In th eyes of business men comparable to that of the Supreme Court In the yes of. lawyers. Its dignity should be so unquestioned that service upon It would Je the crowning achievement oi a business man's life. Such a court would be lair ana equit able with respect to the enterprise be- for It and fair and equitable to thel people. It wouia noi inicnoro wnu eviydy management of business, but would allow rree play lor tne improve ment and development of trade. Secrecy Create Distrust. Federal regulation should carry with It the most complste publicity. No honest business enterprise, no honest man, fears public knowledge of his af fairs. Knowledge breeds confidence and oonfldenc Is a business man's capi tal. A policy of secrecy gives rise to suspicion and distrust. Moreover, under mooern connexions, u Is Impossible to maintain secretive methods. The facts become known and EXTRA yZt&' si.- CI 41 . 315 WASHINGTON Uc.i .V4 As i.1 S-, 6fv V A? i -. 'i?v , V, f-avs. sa.V-.c? A 4 tjt. a fr r.?a ;.- 1 mm wl s tjrofitable Investment a diversion from the al most obligatory routine of yonr business or professional calling what could possibly bring you both more satis factorily than the possession of a tract of this truly high class acreage T Rich creek bottom and valley land within such a convenient distance that it would enable you to enjoy occasional and week-end visits. Look at it from the investment and profit -bringing side the hilitipa that are actual that have been demonstrated here, imo marker wnai you migm, uco v,w--- ----- . "... peara cherries or other fruits; vegetables, etc.; they're produced up to the highest standard through the -fertility JSSSSof tha soU of thil section. Weigh the proposition carefuUy m yoixr mmd -your experience nd ability acainst facts and figures will surely indorse it as a practical, wise investment. Investigate COLUMBIA ACRES TtodTy-be wtse YofSe fait that tracts are being disposed of quickly. Phone for an appointment if you wish. Tracts of From 5 Acres to SO Acres, Selling at From $20 to $60 an Acre, and on Liberal Terms that have been demonstrated here. F. B. PHOXE9 MA IV KMS A 7507 Lumber Exchange Building, Second Intercommunication spreads th Infor mation with llghtnlng-llke rapidity. Publlo ODlnlon has condemned such methods and Is demanding full, open and honest accounting from Business concerns. . Some corporations with farslghted wisdom adopted publicity several years sgo. with the result that they are hav ing less trouble with their labor and the public than other enterprises. Through this action labor and the pub lic know th profit made and th per centage In wages which employes re ceive. . . ,..-,. I firmly believe enrorcea puDinijtjr will be a great preventive of corporate ... t.- hit. Kent beats UDOn the f u 11 ..n. . . ........ .-c - Chief Executive of the Nation and as sures that ho will not improperly sny of ths great powers conferred upon him. - Public opinion Is becoming more and more the final court In our land. Satisfy that opinion through publicity as to th honesty of a corporation and most of the existing difficulties will disappear. Gallty Corporation No Criterion. It Is unfair to denounce all corpora tions because of the guilt of a few. It Is unfair to punish a corporation because of th guilt of one or mor of Its officials. There should be applied to corpora tions a provision such as is In force In connection with National banking. The bank is not condemned nor put out of business by the Government because one of Its employes, president or run ner Is a defaulter. The offender Is arrested and punished. The bank con tinues In business. The same policy should apply to cor porations, so that the stockholders and the public may not surfer for the acts of their servants. It Is my view that there Is grester observance of this maxim: "Honesty is the best busi ness policy." than evr before. Men engaged In business nav com to understand that there 1 nothing to gain through technical honesty, that it Is profitable to b broadly, humanely honest. Besides the awskenlng of conscience FINE SPECIAL Hno-linK A .tual Ri-r ' German Silver, Kid Lined 6 inches high and 6 inches wide Special S j ,98 I. HOLS MAN & CO. The Wa:ch House of Portland STREET NEAR and 3S Miles From Portland, 2 Miles From the Columbia River, on One of Best Macadamized Roads in the State , HOLBR0OK CO .1.-. t... rrmi ihara Is a. realiza tion that selfish Interest requires fair dealing, the observance of a "live and let live" policy the adoption of friendly co-operation rather than ruthless com petition. , In a speech I made last Spring I said: "The real question at best Is not commercial, financial, or governmental, but moral; a question of what Is right and fair as between man and man a very, very old question made new, acute and burning as never before, because all have been drawn so closely together that the improper act of one man in jured a larger number of men than ever before." ...... And In .this view I bellev thinking men will concur. SEWER PROTEST IS MADE People of Riverside District Charge Faulty Construction. A large fund Is being provided by the property owners In the Riverside sewer district with which to contest tho ac ceptance of tho sewer. Mors than 100 persons attended the meeting last night In the engine-house on Mississippi ave nue, and another meeting la scheduled for next Friday evening. It is charged that th sewer construc tion la faulty, that Its cost Is excessive, and that th city acoepted the work regardless of many protests that th work did not comply with the specifica tions. BIG LUMBER SHOW URGED George M. Cornwall Would Make Panama Fair ExWblt Best Ever. Already outlining plans for th part th exhibit of lumber will play In the coming Panama-Paclflo Exposition at $5.00 Bags FOR $ wfOT This is beyond doubt the biggest value ever to be had in Portland. Buying these bags at the price, is like buying $20 Gold Pieces for $10.00 mmm SIXTH .98 and you Mr. Professional Man Mr. Business Man Can Well Afford to Own a Tract of nHot Jr. mT.rntfTVTA AfTRES annlea. and Stark Sts, and at San Francisco, George M. Cornwall, edi tor of the Lumberman, says: "The five lumber states of the Coast . Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and Montana with British Co lumbia, should get together and lay but a definite united programme mak ing themselves the hosts to the lumber fraternity of the world. Each stats should build a modern, attractive bung-alow, finish it in the woods of the ONE DOSE ENDS DYSPEPSIA OR Relief in five minutes awaits every man or woman who Buffers ' from a bad Stomach. Why not get some now this mo ment and forever rid yourself of Stomach Trouble and Indigestion? A dieted stomach rets the blues and grumbles. Give It a good eat, then take Pape's Diapepsln to start the di gestive juices working. 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